59 ##th protecting its flank and rear ; while 5 @ , @ 000 yd ( 4 @ , @ 600 m ) further inland the 57th / 60th infantry battalion , commencing on 3 may , advanced along the commando road from rum ##iki , after taking over from the 9th infantry battalion . moving forward under a creeping barrage as they moved beyond to ##kin ##ot ##u , the 24th infantry battalion was the first to contact the japanese , carrying out an attack against japanese positions around da ##we ' s creek on 17 april . supported by a troop of matilda tanks from the 2 / 4th armoured regiment , an artillery barrage which fired over 700 shells , two infantry companies — '
59th protecting its flank and rear ; while 5 @, @ 000 yd ( 4 @, @ 600 m ) further inland the 57th / 60th infantry battalion, commencing on 3 may, advanced along the commando road from rumiki, after taking over from the 9th infantry battalion. moving forward under a creeping barrage as they moved beyond tokinotu, the 24th infantry battalion was the first to contact the japanese, carrying out an attack against japanese positions around dawe's creek on 17 april. supported by a troop of matilda tanks from the 2 / 4th armoured regiment, an artillery barrage which fired over 700 shells, two infantry companies — '